Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg

  • John Brereton Barlow: The “Mitral Valve” Cardiologist

    Jimmy Pham Michigan, United States   Dr. Barlow with his patient Nelson Mandela “To all the students who listen, look, touch and reflect: may they hear, see, feel and comprehend” Perspectives on the Mitral Valve (1986) — John Barlow   Mitral valve prolapse is now recognized as one of the most commonly diagnosed cardiac valvular…